Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 06 April 2026,Monday
🏢 Industry
After GST-led surge, car sales growth likely to decelerate in FY27
Tata Motors leads PV recovery post-GST cut, outpaces peers in H2FY26
Venu Srinivasan resigns from Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution
📝 Gujarat PV sales rise 11% in FY26, fuel diversity drives growth
📝 Mysuru City Corporation withdraws motor vehicle cess after public objections
📝 Gujarat's Sanand & MBSIR emerge as EV manufacturing hubs with new incentives
📝 Goa proposes subsidy for all EV buyers, drops cap
📝 Clean mobility surge: EV, hybrid & CNG cars capture nearly 30% of India’s auto market in FY26
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🚗 ICE Car/SUV
Different types of SUVs explained: From Kia Seltos to Mahindra Thar
New Delhi: SUVs have rapidly become the most preferred car type in India, but the term "SUV" now covers a wide range of vehicles with very different purposes. From compact city-friendly models to rugged off-roaders, each SUV category is designed to meet specific needs.
With 26.3 lakh units, SUVs continue to rule Indian car market with 56% share in FY26
New Delhi: Sports utility vehicle (SUV) has become the best selling segment in the Indian market again in financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as customers’ preferences are going more towards the SUVs, as compared to other segments in the market.
📝 In a market driven by SUVs, a compact sedan races past in sales
📝 New Volkswagen Taigun teased, launches in India on April 9
📝 Maruti Suzuki adds 502 service touchpoints in FY26, network nears 6,000
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Electric Car/SUV
Iran war, high oil prices to boost EV adoption; incentives needed till 2030
📝 VinFast emerging as a serious EV player in India
📝 VinFast aims for a stronger footprint in Indian EV market, bets big on value
📝 Kia EV3 unveiled at the 2026 New York Auto Show; will it come to India?
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
📝 Umashanker Gupta joins JBM Group as Executive Vice President and Head of R&D for electric vehicles
📝 Tata Motors registers 25% Q4 FY26 growth with 1.32 lakh units sold
📝 Mahindra Last Mile Mobility retains leadership in electric CV space in FY26
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🎤 Interviews & Features
Switch Mobility eyes 10,000 EVs and UAE hub anchors global push
Mumbai: Switch Mobility, the electric vehicle arm of Ashok Leyland, is targeting to double its fleet to around 10,000 vehicles over the next two years, as it scales up global operations and transitions towards a more self-sustained operating model.
📝 2026 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 review: Is this the best all-rounder? A ride to Shillong
📝 ‘10,000-unit order book to help JBM retain No.1 spot in e-bus market’: Nishant Arya, Vice Chairman and MD of JBM Auto
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🏗 Construction & Agriculture
Resilient rural demand drove 23% surge in India's FY26 tractor sales
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🏍 EV/ICE Two Wheelers
India e-motorcycles eye 50,000 units by FY27 on Matter AI bike, Royal Enfield push
India’s electric motorcycle market remains small but is gearing up for a sharp scale-up, with manufacturers targeting volumes of 40,000–50,000 units by FY27.
Goldman Sachs turns bullish on TVS Motor; upgrades to 'Buy' with 21% upside
Classic Legends to launch new scrambler bikes in FY27 to boost growth
Suzuki Motorcycle India aims to contribute more to parent's 2W sales: MD
India revs up 'Go Electric' push, BEE dials two-wheeler makers
New Delhi: The West Asia war-triggered energy supply shocks are pushing India to speed up its shift to electric mobility to cut its oil import dependence and cushion the economy from volatility. Towards this, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) started consultations with electric two-wheeler makers on 2 April, as it looks to rev up its five-year-old 'Go Electric' campaign, eyeing a micro-level awareness on EV benefits, two people aware of the matter said.
📝 Royal Enfield launches Hunter 350 'Base Premium' at ₹1.50 lakh
📝 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 gets new ‘base premium’ model for 2026: Check price, two new colours for top variants
📝 Triumph Bonneville-style 400cc motorcycle spotted undisguised ahead of debut
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⚙ Components
Sundaram Clayton shareholders approve R Venkatesh as CEO
Sundaram Clayton shareholders on Saturday approved a resolution appointing R Venkatesh as director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. His appointment as director and CEO will be valid for five years from April 1, 2026, the Chennai-based auto component maker said in an exchange filing.
Who is Dr. Lakshmi Venu? The Yale graduate speculated to be at the centre of SCL leadership mix-up
In the volatile landscape of Indian corporate governance in 2026, Dr. Lakshmi Venu has emerged as a central figure in a high-stakes standoff between legacy institutional control and modern management autonomy.
📝 Sterling Tools targets 50% revenue from EV, connected mobility by 2030
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🌇 Allied Industries
📝 Tyres see inflation as rubber costs blow out
📝 Triton Valves signs 7-year TPMS supply deal with Aumovio Germany
📝 Rubber industry bears the brunt of Iran war: AIRIA chief
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants
Govt advises against panic buying, says fuel supplies adequate
India may restrict sugar export as likely to allow higher ethanol blending with petrol
No payment hurdle for Iranian crude imports: Petroleum ministry
OMCs to pay discounted rates to refiners amid fuel price freeze
📝 Oil India ramps up crude production from Rajasthan's Thar desert
📝 Torrent Gas hikes CNG price, auto-rickshaw drivers feel the pinch
📝 HPCL says fuel, LPG supply steady nationwide; steps up action against malpractices
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EV Charging
📝 Karnataka plans EV charging stations every 60–70 km on state highways
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🌍 Emissions/Environment
📝 Karnataka: Pralhad Joshi fears taxes on EVs will derail India's emission targets
📝 Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025
📝 Gujarat vehicles flout HSRP & PUCC rules: CAG report reveals millions uncompliant
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📖 Magazines
📝 Tata Nexon vs Tata Punch comparison: Family Feud
📝 Toyota plots new model wave
📝 All you need to know about the Mercedes CLA EV ahead of launch this month
📝 Opinion: ICE is on the rebound
📝 Yamaha R15 price and variants explained
📝 Nissan GT-R to return in hybrid guise by 2030
📝 3 reasons to buy the Hero Destini 110 and 2 to skip it
📝 Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z launched in Spain
📝 2026 Audi Ice Drive Experience with the S5 Avant: Cool School
📝 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Base Premium launched at Rs 1.50 lakh
📝 Toyota plots new model wave
📝 Lower-spec Toyota Innova Hycross to replace Crysta
📝 MG Majestor prices to be revealed on April 20
📝 6 Things to know before buying a KTM RC 160
📝 5 things to know before buying the Ather Rizta Z 3.7kWh
📝 Toyota Camry road test review
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📰 International
Oil prices rise as Trump's threats to Iran heighten supply disruption fears
📝 Senators urge Trump to bar Chinese automakers from building cars in US
📝 Lucid misses first-quarter vehicle delivery estimates on supplier disruptions
📝 Godzilla returns? Next-gen Nissan GT-R on the cards with hybrid V6 muscle
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